Nass, R. D., Elger, C. E., Fink, G. R. and Burghaus, L. (2011). Concussive Convulsions: Seizure or no Seizure? Forschritte Neurol. Psychiatr., 79 (11). S. 655 - 660. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-3522
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Convulsions following traumatic brain injury (TBI) represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They can be differentiated into late (> 7 days after TBI), early (1 - 7 days after TBI), immediate (within the first 24 h after TBI), and impact seizures (within seconds after TBI). Some authors suggest that most impact seizures are non-epileptic in origin and hence coined the term concussive convulsions for benign impact seizures. Early and late post-traumatic seizures frequently indicate structural brain damage and transition to chronic, post-traumatic epilepsy. The data for impact seizures or concussive convulsions is less clear: only a small percentage of impact seizures is associated with structural brain damage and the development of post-traumatic epilepsy, rather the majority of cases are benign and associated with an excellent prognosis. Here, we present a case report as a starting point for pathophysiological and clinical considerations regarding convulsions that start within seconds after TBI.
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-486602 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0031-1281688 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Forschritte Neurol. Psychiatr. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number: | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | S. 655 - 660 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date: | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG | ||||||||||||||||||||
Place of Publication: | STUTTGART | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1439-3522 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Language: | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
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URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48660 |
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